secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
living up to one's reputation
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
at the last moment; this late in the game
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
metallic sound; metallic clank
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
one stride; single stride; short distance
with hands in pockets; idleness
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to overflow from something full
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver